【期中单元检测】（牛津上海版）2023-2024学年九年级英语上册Unit4检测卷（提升卷）

Unit4 Computers 【单元测试·提升卷】

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—Do you usually go to school by car or on foot?

—________. It’s good for the environment.

A．Yes, I do B．On foot C．By car D．No, I don’t

2．Changchun Marathon ________ last month and many people took an active part in it.

A．will hold B．holds C．is held D．was held

3．— Do you know the new GPT-4 can be used in language learning?

— Really? ________ big news!

A．How B．How a C．What D．What a

4．—You should do what you can ________ your English, Jack.

—OK, I will. Thank you, Ms. Liu.

A．improve B．to improve C．improving D．improved

5．As a student in modern China, everybody should work hard to live ________ meaningful life.

A．a B．an C．the D．不填

6．A graduation ceremony is a custom ________ usually takes place in June.

A．what B．where C．who D．which

7．All of us ________ great progress since we started junior high school.

A．are making B．made C．will make D．have made

8．The Qatar World Cup ________ from November 21 to December 18 last year.

A．holds B．held C．was held D．is held

9．—Time is money.

—But I think it’s ________ money.

A．the same as B．more important than

C．as important as D．so important than

10．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the ________ books in my heart.

A．interesting B．more interesting C．most interesting D．less interesting

二、短文选词填空

选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。

In today’s program, we will introduce Frank McCourt to you. Frank McCourt who overcame a difficult childhood to become a     11     teacher and wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning(获得普利策奖的) Angela’s Ashes.

Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. His parents, Angela and Malachy had moved to New York from Ireland in search of a better life.     12    , life was not easy in New York. His father could not earn enough money to     13     his family. The McCourts returned to Ireland hoping their life would improve. Again, it didn’t. Life in Ireland was equally hard, if not harder than in New York. Three of Frank’s brothers and sisters died as babies. Eventually, his father gave up the family, which     14     his four sons and Angela live a very hard existence.

Frank’s childhood was filled with misery(苦难).There was never     15     food. Their house was small, dirty and very cold in the winter. When it rained, the floor would flood with water. Frank and his brothers     16     for a better life.

Frank was a curious boy and found reading as one way to escape from his miserable childhood. He loved to read, and even though his house was falling apart and had no     17    , he would read under the street lamp outside his home. He also had an excellent sense of humor. Humor was the McCourts’ weapon(武器)     18     their life of poverty(贫穷) and hopelessness. So even in the worst of times, the McCourts could usually find something to laugh about.

三、用所给单词的正确形式填空

19．I am late, but          the meeting hasn’t started yet. (lucky)

20．I was          at how quickly she agreed to take charge of the meeting. (surprise)

21．You need to explain your opinions quite          when having a debate. (clear)

22．I happened to meet a friend of         （me）when I was shopping in the mall.

23．Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest        (paint) in the world.

24．The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was unforgettable. I’ve never seen a         （lively）one.

25．The more you go jogging, the          you will feel. Just try it!（healthy）

26．Chinese has the largest number of         because of its big population. (speaker)

四、句型转换

Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据给要求，改写下列句子。1-6 题，

每空格限填一词。7 题注意句首大写）

27．Both of Mary’s parents work in this hospital.（改为否定句）

of Mary’s parents  in this hospital.

28．We can save water by fixing dripping taps.（对划线部分提问）

   we save water?

29．We will build a new Disneyland in Pudong New Area.（改为被动语态）

A new Disneyland will   in Pudong New Area.

30．Don’t pick the flowers in the garden.（改成反意疑问句）

Don’t pick the flowers In the garden,   ?

31．The train has arrived here. It arrived here two hours ago.（合择为一句）

The train   here for two hours.

32．Mr. Green was surprised that his son didn’t tell anyone that he was staying out late.（保持句意基本不变）

To Mr. Green’s  , no one was  of his son’s staying out late.

33．month, RMB 600, allowance, is, father’s, a ,my（连词成句）

 .

五、阅读单选

In Pontevedra, Spain, people don’t shout. Since cars are not allowed in the city, there are no horns（喇叭）or noises from car engines. People don’t have to try hard to make themselves heard. What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds.

“Listen,” says Miguel Lores, the mayor（市长）, opening the windows of his office. From the street below rises the sound of human voices. “More than 14,000 cars used to pass along this street every day. There were more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here.

Lores became mayor in 1999. He spent months walking around the city. “The historical city is dead,” he said one day. “It is full of cars. It is heavily polluted. There are a lot of traffic accidents. The elderly and children aren’t able to use the streets because of cars. People who had a chance to leave have done so.”

At first, Lores thought of improving traffic conditions. However, he couldn’t come up with a good plan. After lots of discussions, the government finally decided to get rid of（清除）cars.

The change has brought Pontevedra many benefits. Traffic accidents are now rare（罕见的）. CO2 emissions（排放物）are down by 70%. Many people are moving to the city, making it lively again.

Most local people like the change. Ramiro Armesto, a mother of two young children, said, “In the past, the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams. Now, the city is cleaner, quieter and safer.” Raquel Garcia, another parent, said she had stayed in many cities around the world. However, she had never lived in a city as “easy to live in” as Pontevedra. “Even if it’s raining, I walk everywhere. The feeling is wonderful,” she added.

34．From Paragraph 1, we know Pontevedra is a(n) ________ city in Spain.

A．ancient B．quiet C．busy D．crowded

35．For Lores, what was the city Pontevedra’s main problem?

A．The historical city was dead. B．There were lots of traffic accidents.

C．Many people were leaving the city. D．There were too many cars in the city.

36．The underlined word “benefits” probably means “________” in English.

A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．symbols

37．What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To show how people like the change. B．To let more cities follow the change.

C．To explain what people think of the city. D．To tell why people like living in Pontevedra.

38．What is the best title of the passage?

A．A city without cars. B．The path to a city’s progress.

C．A good plan for a city. D．The changes of Pontevedra.

六、完形填空

Choose the best answer and complete the passage.（选择最恰当的选项完成短文。）

What happens when a newspaper is recycled? It is cut up, mixed with water and chemicals and boiled before it is pressed into new paper. The     39     has many steps and uses a lot of energy. So is there a simpler way to deal with solid waste? Yes, there is. It’s called up cycling.

In recycling, an object is broken down into small pieces. However, in up cycling, the whole object, or parts of the object, is reused in a new way. Up cycling can be less wasteful than recycling and more creative. An old guitar,     40    , can be turned into a unique piece of furniture.

Unwanted electronic equipment, or e-waste mostly     41     plastic and metals, it takes a long time for it to break down. As a result, it stays buried in landfills for centuries, causing air and water pollution. In order to reduce e-waste, people are up cycling their old electronics to create fashion jewelry pieces.

Up cycling is becoming more common now. Many up cycled products can be found more     42     than ever. Here are two examples of local up cyclers.

Making music

When Kevin Cheung saw how many plastic containers were being thrown away, he thought of a useful way they could be reused. His invention is an easy-to-carry speaker system that is as     43     as a regular speaker and lights up in the dark!

Keeping it local

Woodrite calls itself Hong Kong’s first “local-to-local” furniture brand because they     44     scrap wood（废木屑）around the city and use it to create handmade furniture. The furniture is then sold locally. By doing this, the company hopes to reduce the amount of wood wasted.

39．A．resource B．transport C．instruction D．process

40．A．for example B．as a result C．in fact D．in addition

41．A．takes the place of B．consists of C．relies on D．stands for

42．A．carefully B．wonderfully C．fortunately D．easily

43．A．powerful B．successful C．flexible D．comfortable

44．A．require B．produce C．collect D．select

七、短文首字母填空

Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

What is Technology? Technology is the application (应用) of knowledge to production. With the development of science and technology, we can enjoy the convenience of life. We have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work because of m    45     technology. For most of us in America, technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets.

However, technology has also increased the amount of food a    46     to us by means of good farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has extended our life span (寿命). So it raises a question. Will human beings continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? The answer depends on technology and our ability to use it w    47    . If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The improvement in technology depends upon research and d    48    , and the latest statistics (统计) show that the United States is continuing to spend billions of dollars every year on such e    49    . So while we are running out of some scarce resources, we may find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programmes.

Actually, when we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. People will work together to design new products to s    50     some difficult problems. When equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be i    51     in response to it.

八、阅读回答问题

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in space? The most important thing to remember about living in space is that there is no gravity. That means astronauts can’t do a lot of things that you do easily in your daily life. For example, astronauts can’t pour themselves a cup of juice the way you can. Why? Because gravity makes the juice pour from the bottle into your cup. Astronauts can’t rely(依靠) on gravity. Astronauts can’t lie on beds and sleep the way you do because gravity is what holds you to your bed.

So how do astronauts live in space? Eating in space is like eating on earth in some ways. Food like rice and mashed(糊状的) potatoes sticks to spoons, so it doesn’t float away. Other foods come in cans or packages(盒). So they don’t float away, either.

There is no gravity in space, so astronauts do not have to sleep on beds or the floor. They can sleep anywhere they want, and they can sleep in any position they want. They usually use sleeping bags. They simply tie their sleeping bags to a wall, or a bed. That way, they don’t float around and bump(撞) into things while they are sleeping.

Astronauts are very busy people. They have jobs to do, and they work very hard. But they also need to relax sometimes. Astronauts usually get to talk to their families on a video call once a week. They also get to stay in touch by email. Astronauts can bring chess and other games with them. Some even bring musical instruments. Astronauts also watch movies and news programmes. Sometimes they talk to schools and news reporters, too. Astronauts may have a lot of work to do, but they also find time for fun.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

52．What’s the most important thing to remember about living in space?

53．Why doesn’t food like rice and mashed potatoes float away?

54．What do astronauts usually use when they sleep?

55．How often do astronauts usually get to talk to their families?

56．What do you think of the life in space?

九、材料作文

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要求：

1. 要点齐全，并适当发挥；

2. 文中不得出现真实姓名与校名；

3. 卷面整洁，书写美观；

4. 80词左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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